Automatic Love

Key takeaways

These are the points most likely to matter when planning or replaying the mission.

• Clouds is an investigation site The mission’s early objectives are completed through access, conversation, and observation rather than by immediately clearing the club with weapons.
• Angel and Skye are alternate dolls The choice at reception determines which doll V meets for the private session. It changes the scene’s presentation without turning the mission into two unrelated routes.
• Woodman can be approached in different ways V can investigate the club and confront its manager through dialogue or combat. The available approach depends partly on choices and character capabilities.
• Judy’s involvement matters Judy Alvarez is not just a contact at the beginning of the mission; her connection to Evelyn gives the search its emotional and investigative focus.
• The mission continues after the doll session Completing the appointment does not finish Automatic Love. Follow the objective markers into the club’s restricted areas and continue the search.

Automatic Love overview

Automatic Love sends V to Clouds in search of Evelyn Parker, bringing the investigation into the club’s doll system and its treatment of performers into direct conflict with the people running the venue.

Automatic Love begins after V learns that Evelyn Parker was taken to Clouds. The mission takes place primarily inside the club in Japantown, where V must navigate a controlled environment built around braindance dolls, customer privacy, and strict managerial rules. Judy Alvarez is connected to the search and provides important context about Evelyn’s condition and disappearance.

The first part of the mission is an infiltration and investigation sequence rather than a conventional firefight. V must reach the Clouds reception area, deal with the club’s access rules, select a doll for a private session, and use the appointment to gather information. The choice between Angel and Skye changes the doll V meets, but it does not create two entirely separate mission paths.

The investigation eventually leads V toward Woodman, the manager of Clouds, and the club’s back rooms. The confrontation can be handled through conversation, violence, or a combination of investigation and intimidation depending on V’s dialogue choices and attributes. Afterward, V reconnects with Judy and leaves Clouds, setting up the next stage of the Evelyn Parker storyline.

Automatic Love contains major character and relationship context for Evelyn Parker and Judy Alvarez, so readers who have not completed the mission should treat the later blocks as spoilers. The mission’s most important practical advice is to search carefully, keep track of the objective markers inside Clouds, and avoid assuming that the first doll interaction is the end of the investigation.

Where this sits

Requirements

Automatic Love is reached through the Act 2 main story and begins after Playing for Time.

• RequiredComplete Playing for TimeThe mission becomes available as part of the main-story progression after V’s earlier Act 2 events.
• RequiredTravel to JapantownClouds is located in Japantown, so V must be able to reach the club before beginning the investigation.
• RecommendedPrepare for dialogue and combatThe mission supports investigation and conversation, but the confrontation with Clouds management can become hostile. A build that is comfortable with either dialogue checks or close-quarters combat is useful.

Objectives

1. Go to CloudsReach the club in Japantown and enter the reception area.
2. Talk to the receptionistAsk about Evelyn Parker and deal with the club’s access procedure.
3. Choose a dollSelect Angel or Skye for the private appointment.
4. Find EvelynUse the appointment and the club’s restricted areas to continue the investigation.
5. Talk to JudyReconnect with Judy Alvarez after learning more about Evelyn’s situation.
6. Leave CloudsExit the club after the investigation reaches its immediate conclusion.

WalkthroughSpoilers

1. 01

   Go to Clouds

   Travel to Clouds in Japantown

   Follow the mission marker to Clouds and enter the club. The public entrance leads to the reception area, where the staff controls access to the dolls and the private rooms.

   Location: Clouds entrance, Japantown

   TipSave before entering if you intend to test both the dialogue route and a hostile approach.

   Checkpoint
2. 02

   Talk to the receptionist

   Speak with the receptionist

   Ask the receptionist about Evelyn Parker and follow the prompts that allow V to arrange an appointment. The club treats the interaction as a paid service, so continue through the access conversation rather than searching the public floor for Evelyn.

   Location: Clouds reception

   Watch outAggressive dialogue can make the situation more difficult, but the mission does not require an immediate gunfight at reception.

3. 03

   Choose a doll

   Choose Angel or Skye

   Clouds offers V a choice between the dolls Angel and Skye. Select either name at the terminal or during the reception exchange, then proceed to the assigned room; the selection changes who appears in the scene, not the overall investigation objective.

   Location: Clouds reception and doll assignment area

   TipThe choice is not a permanent romance decision for Judy Alvarez or Evelyn Parker. Pick the option you prefer for the scene.

4. 04

   Find Evelyn

   Enter the assigned doll’s room

   Go to the room indicated by the objective marker and begin the appointment. Let the scene play out, then use the available dialogue and investigative prompts to ask about Evelyn and establish what happened to her at Clouds.

   Location: Clouds private room

   Watch outThe appointment is only one part of the mission. Do not leave Clouds after the session without checking the updated objective.

5. 05

   Find Evelyn

   Investigate the club’s restricted area

   Continue through Clouds toward the management and staff areas as the objective marker directs. The route takes V away from the customer-facing rooms and into the part of the club where information about Evelyn is more likely to be found.

   Location: Clouds interior and restricted areas

   TipSearch rooms and terminals along the route before moving on; the club’s layout can make the objective marker look farther away than it is.

6. 06

   Confront Woodman

   Reach Woodman

   Follow the investigation to Woodman, the manager of Clouds. The meeting can develop into a negotiation or a fight, so read the dialogue carefully and use any available attribute or background-based options if they appear.

   Location: Woodman’s office, Clouds

   Watch outOnce the confrontation turns violent, nearby security becomes a threat. Do not assume the office is isolated if you choose combat.

7. 07

   Find information about Evelyn

   Resolve the confrontation

   Press Woodman for information about Evelyn and decide whether to leave the meeting peacefully or attack. A nonviolent resolution depends on the conversation and available dialogue options, while a hostile resolution requires surviving the encounter and searching the area afterward.

   Location: Woodman’s office and adjacent staff area

   TipIf you choose violence, use cover and clear the immediate room before searching. If you choose dialogue, exhaust useful questions before ending the conversation.

8. 08

   Find Evelyn

   Search for evidence and continue the objective

   After dealing with Woodman, follow the updated marker through the relevant Clouds rooms and inspect the prompts that advance the investigation. The important information is tied to the club’s treatment of Evelyn and where she was taken, rather than to the public entertainment area.

   Location: Clouds restricted rooms

9. 09

   Talk to Judy

   Meet Judy Alvarez

   Reconnect with Judy Alvarez once the Clouds investigation points beyond the club. Speak with her and let the conversation establish the next lead; Judy’s involvement is central to the continuation of Evelyn’s storyline.

   Location: Clouds and its exit route

   Checkpoint
10. 10

    Leave Clouds

    Leave Clouds

    Follow the final marker out of the club after speaking with Judy. Completing the exit objective closes Automatic Love and makes the next mission in the investigation available through the main-story sequence.

    Location: Clouds exit, Japantown

    Watch outThe mission is not complete merely because the conversation with Woodman ends. Confirm the exit objective before moving on.

Mission mechanics

Clouds is structured around controlled access. The receptionist, doll assignment, private room, and restricted staff areas form a sequence of permissions rather than a simple corridor of enemies. Following the objective marker is useful, but checking the surroundings after each objective update helps prevent V from overlooking the route into the club’s management spaces.

The Angel-or-Skye selection is a presentation choice within the mission. It determines the doll V meets and changes the immediate dialogue and staging, but it does not replace the Evelyn investigation or remove the need to continue through Clouds.

Woodman’s confrontation is the mission’s main point of approach flexibility. Dialogue can keep the encounter from becoming a standard combat section when the necessary options are available; a hostile approach instead turns the office and nearby security presence into a conventional fight. The mission therefore rewards players who inspect dialogue and environmental prompts before drawing a weapon.

The club’s private-room sequence also functions as a story investigation. V is not simply looking for a room or defeating a named enemy; the appointment reveals how Clouds operates and gives the search for Evelyn a more specific direction. This context becomes important in the conversations that follow.

What works and what does not

PhasesSpoilers

1. 1

   Reception and access

   Starts: Entering Clouds and speaking with the receptionist.

   V must establish why they are at the club and obtain access to a doll appointment.

   • Keep the conversation focused on Evelyn Parker.
   • The reception sequence is not the mission’s main combat encounter.
2. 2

   Doll appointment

   Starts: Selecting Angel or Skye and entering the assigned private room.

   The appointment provides information and context for the search rather than completing it outright.

   • Follow the dialogue and investigative prompts.
   • Wait for the next objective before leaving the room.
3. 3

   Restricted-area investigation

   Starts: The objective sends V beyond the customer-facing rooms.

   V moves through staff and management areas while following the lead on Evelyn.

   • Check nearby prompts and rooms when the marker updates.
   • Keep a weapon ready if the investigation becomes hostile.
4. 4

   Woodman confrontation

   Starts: Reaching Woodman’s office.

   V confronts the manager and can pursue information through conversation or fight the club’s security presence.

   • Woodman and Clouds securityTell Hostility begins when the confrontation breaks down or V attacks.Answer Use cover, control the office entrance, and search the area only after the immediate threat is dealt with.
   • Read dialogue options before choosing violence.
   • After the encounter, continue following the objective instead of treating the confrontation as the end of the mission.

Choices and consequencesSpoilers

• Choose Angel at the Clouds reception

  V meets Angel for the private appointment; the scene and dialogue differ from the Skye version, while the main investigation continues.

• Choose Skye at the Clouds reception

  V meets Skye for the private appointment; this changes the immediate scene but does not remove the Evelyn Parker investigation.

• Resolve the Woodman confrontation through dialogue

  V can potentially obtain information without turning the office into a full combat encounter, depending on the available dialogue options.

• Attack Woodman and the club’s security

  The meeting becomes a combat sequence. V must survive the immediate resistance before continuing the investigation.

Checklist

• Reach Clouds in JapantownEnter through the club’s main reception area.
• Ask the receptionist about Evelyn ParkerComplete the access conversation.
• Choose Angel or SkyeThis affects the doll appointment scene.
• Complete the private-room appointmentContinue through the dialogue and investigation prompts.
• Search the restricted areasDo not stop at the public club floor.
• Confront WoodmanChoose a dialogue or combat approach.
• Follow the post-confrontation objectiveThe investigation continues after the office encounter.
• Talk to Judy AlvarezReestablish the lead with Judy.
• Leave CloudsComplete the final mission marker before moving on.

Failure conditions

• V dies during a hostile encounterAs in other combat sections, death fails the current attempt and reloads the latest save or checkpoint.
• V abandons the active objectiveLeaving the mission area or moving too far from the assigned objective can interrupt progress and require returning to Clouds.
• V treats the doll appointment as the final objectiveThis is not a traditional fail state, but stopping after the private session leaves Automatic Love incomplete. Continue to the restricted-area investigation, Judy Alvarez, and the exit.

Rewards

• Main-story progression
  Completing Automatic Love advances the Evelyn Parker investigation and opens the next stage of the related main-story sequence.
• Judy Alvarez storyline progression
  The mission develops V’s connection to Judy Alvarez and leads into further missions involving her and Evelyn.
• Loot from Clouds encounters
  If V fights in the restricted areas, defeated enemies and nearby containers may provide ordinary equipment or crafting-related loot; exact contents vary by playthrough and difficulty.

Characters in this mission

• VThe player character conducting the search at Clouds.
• Johnny SilverhandV’s companion and commentator during the investigation.
• Judy AlvarezEvelyn’s friend and V’s principal ally in the search.
• Evelyn ParkerThe missing person V is trying to locate.
• WoodmanThe manager of Clouds and the subject of V’s confrontation.

AftermathSpoilers

Trivia

• The mission’s title refers to Clouds, a club whose business is built around personalized doll experiences and emotional simulation.
• Angel and Skye are both valid selections at reception, making the appointment scene one of the mission’s clearest replay variations.
• Automatic Love is one of the early missions in which Judy Alvarez becomes a sustained part of V’s investigation rather than a brief contact.
• The mission combines social stealth, environmental investigation, and optional combat instead of presenting the entire objective as a linear firefight.

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